The Veteran's heart palpitations with chest pain are considered service-connected as symptoms of her PTSD. However, she does not have a cardiovascular disorder that is related to her service or any qualifying chronic disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined there was no diagnostic evidence of a cardiac condition and concluded the heart palpitations were likely due to anxiety/hypervigilance triggers associated with PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- heart palpitations with chest pain, cardiovascular disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20008008
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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